Cupcake O’Project presents corned beef and cabbage St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes. You have a few weeks before St. Patrick’s Day to think about whether you would actually eat them.

Do the Corned Beef and Cabbage Cupcakes Really Have Corned Beef and Cabbage in Them?

You bet they do! The cupcakes contain corned beef and the frosting has cabbage in it. They are topped with ground corned beef.

“Corned beef and cabbage cupcakes? Seriously? Umm… no thanks.”

I was unable to get too many of my friends to even go near these cupcakes. It didn’t help that I didn’t love them so I couldn’t sound convincing on the sell. (Groom 1.0 claims I love every cupcake I make, I cite this one as evidence to the contrary.)

Therefore, my husband’s coworkers became the guinea pigs. He sent me the following corned beef and cabbage cupcake reviews:

“It was not what I expected when I bit into it.” (This could be a good or bad thing. It depends on what this person expected.)

“Pushing your taste buds” (This is not a complete thought. I like to have my taste buds pushed. I assume it’s a good thing.)

“Tell Stef to keep them coming.” (Clearly the cupcakes didn’t make the taster gag or they would not have requested more.)

Should You Try Corned Beef and Cabbage Cupcakes?

Some people liked these corned beef and cabbage cupcakes and you might be one of them. If you want to try some totally different St. Patrick’s day cupcakes, give them a go. In terms of unique cupcake flavors, they didn’t compare to my beer cheese bacon Super Bowl cupcakes, but they were decent.

The Corned Beef Cake Recipe

For the cake, I took the flavors typically found in a corned beef and cabbage recipe and added them into basic cake recipe. I used beer in the cake since many corned beef and cabbage recipes use beer as a base – and why not have another beer cupcake recipe?

Combine the beer and the malt vinegar. Add in the sugar and oil, whisking vigorously until slightly frothy. Add allspice, coriander, and mustard. Gently introduce the flour along with the baking soda, being careful not to over mix. Fill 24 cupcake tins half full and bake at 350 degrees for 20 min.

Candied Cabbage Instructions

Place the cabbage on a toaster oven (or full-sized oven) tray lined with foil. Completely cover the cabbage with brown sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

30 comments on “Corned Beef and Cabbage Cupcakes: A Savory St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake”

Oh good heavens, no! This one really takes the cake. They seem like they might be okay if you think of them more as muffins, rather than cupcakes? I almost want to try them, just because it seems so gross! LOL The cabbage frosting kind of scares me though.

Last April fools day, my husband and I made Meatloaf cupcakes with purple potato icing. I don’t think I’ll ever really enjoy “meat cakes”, which is funny, because I actually liked the bacon cookies that I made.

I think its a crispness issue. The cake texture and the meat flavour just don’t work together for me.

As clever as this is, I think I’m going to let you take all the credit for these ones. lol. But then again, I’m sure alot of guys down here in Tennessee would love a “meatcake.” Except you couldn’t call it that, because they’re homophobic. But put some Skol and PBR in it and it’d be considered a delicacy.

Girl you are SO crazy! I think it’s great that you are trying these different flavors tho~ who the hell knows what might surprise you, right? I’m in the clear on this one tho cause I don’t eat beef. I’ve never been so happy for the excuse, HAH!